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underetch

underetch verb: to etch too shallowly.

Verb

underetch (third-person singular simple present underetches, present participle underetching, simple past and past participle underetched)

  1. To etch too shallowly.

Noun

underetch (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being etched too shallowly.

Forms of underetch

third-person singular presentunderetches
present participleunderetching
past participleunderetched
pastunderetched

Origin of underetch

From under- + etch.

Questions about underetch

What does underetch mean?
Underetch means to etch too shallowly.
What part of speech is underetch?
Underetch can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of underetch?
The past tense of underetch is underetched.

Words near underetch in the dictionary

  1. underestimating
  2. underestimation
  3. underestimations
  4. underestimator
  5. underestimators
  6. underetch
  7. underetched
  8. underetches
  9. underetching
  10. underevaluate
  11. underevaluated

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